Mayor Tim Hanna is no fan of the city's residency requirement that mandates all department managers live within city limits. But he doesn't think Gov. Scott Walker should monkey with a local issue.

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APPLETON - Mayor Tim Hanna is no fan of the city's residency requirement that mandates all department managers live within city limits. But he doesn't think Gov. Scott Walker should monkey with a local issue.

"It's a home rule issue. Our council made a decision that our highest-paid employees who oversee our operations should live in the city," Hanna said. "I don't agree with them given the economic times and because it limits our pool, but this is a local community's issue, not the (the state's)."

In his February budget address, Walker surprised many city leaders by pushing for a ...